Who is Dominic Cooper and where do I know him from?

The role followed a string of smaller parts in flicks like Starter For 10, Breakfast On Pluto, and Agatha Christie adaptation Sparkling Cyanide.

His turn as Oxford University hopeful Dakin, who took extra history lessons with eccentric suspected paedophile teacher Hector, opened doors to blockbuster roles.

He played Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger and Agent Carter, Milton Greene in My Week With Marilyn, and Jesse Custer in Preacher, not to mention playing Sky in the hilarious movie musical Mamma Mia.

You may also have seen him socialising with the likes of Kate Middleton at Wimbledon.

Who does Dominic Cooper play in Preacher?

Dominic stars as the titular character, a preacher in a small town in Texas called Annville named Jesse Custer who escapes a criminal past when he returns to Texas to take over his dead father's parish. But becoming a faithful preacher is not an escape from the drama of his past life.

During a sermon, he is possessed and bonded with a supernatural entity named Genesis, created after an angel and a demon mated.

Custer gains the power of persuasion after the encounter, quickly realising this is more than just the gift of the gab - he can command people to do exactly as he says.

While during the first season he is grappling with his powers, in the second season he brings ex-girlfriend Tulip O'Hare, played by Dominic Cooper's ex-girlfriend Ruth Negga, and a vampire named Cassidy, played by Joseph Gilgun, on a road trip to find God, who has disappeared from heaven.

Both series have been received very positively with Rotten Tomatoes scores in the 90% range.